finds, it was the worst way out. in a statement, rta chairman john gates says: "the rtas audit staff has determined that the metra boards deliberative process was flawed and their decision to give mr. clifford a generous severance package was not financially prudent. all costs related to the clifford contract dispute should have been claimed under metras existing insurance policy instead of being paid from tax- payer funds." the auditor's report says that insurance policy is capped at $10 million and specifically covers whiste-blower lawsuits. critics have been claiming for weeks that metra paid alex clifford one of the biggest settlements in illinois history to shut him up. the rta report does nothing to shut that theory down. auditors looked at thousands of pages of documents and listened to hours of testimony to come up with this. the final report is still being compiled. the draft report is being posted now on our website, wgntv.com live in the newsroom, tom negovan... wgn news.

>> for the first time publicly, mayor emanuel talked about his now-indicted former city comptroller. but it's not the first time he was asked about his hand-picked man who since resigned. weeks ago, wgn-tv inquired about his questionable past. you'll see what happened next. >> i want you to know this is the first amendment hard at work. >> mayor emanuel is not happy with questions about his indicted ex-comptroller during what was supposed to be a happy ribbon cutting at a renovated prep school. >> its not like the justice department gives you a heads- up. >> the mayor expressed his frustration with his former comptroller for not being forthright with him. >> he had a responsibility to inform the mayors office of what happened and what were the questions. that is where he

violated the trust. >> but the question remains... did the mayors office miss some red flags? its 2010 and theres a nasty campaign for the treasurers office in ohio. ahmads boss is getting hammered because of ahmads questionable ties to a lobbyiest. its those ties that are now the basis of the federal indictment against emanuals hand-picked choice to be the comptroller. now we take you to july 3rd, a month and a half before the comptroller's corruption charge. thats when wgn-tv asked to speak to the mayor about amer ahmads role in ohio. our reporter julian crews said the mayor's office abruptly canceled his previously scheduled interview. >> when they found out that we wanted to ask the mayor what the interview was about ... it was something that was already arranged. we had a one- on-one interview with the mayor.

the mayor's press aide said that two per going to ask other questions that were off topic and we said yes we were. the interview was dead at that point. they said in an interview. >> soon after that request, ahmad resigned. the mayor's office told us today, the wgn interview was canceled because questions about ahmad was not a previously agreed upon topic. the mayor's office insists they were satisfied with the vetting process of ahmad prior to his hiring. >> were going to do our own work to make sure nothing happened in chicago to violate the taxpayers trust. >> words to remember, considering ahmad was in charge of the city's purse strings and sat on the city's all important pension boards, which makes decisions on billions of dollars in city employee investments. >> in early july, we first tried to talk to the mayor about ahmad after a police officer blogged about the comptroller's troubles in ohio. when canceling our interview, the mayor's office said it doesn't respond to right wing bloggers. but the mayor's office has yet to produce records about the ahmad hiring that we requested in via

freedom of information. >> gang gunfire outside a church and along a "safe passage" route in the uptown neighborhood leaves five people wounded. one of the victims is in critical condition. wgn's julian crews has the latest from the scene. >> when kids go to school and come out of school, i want them thinking of their studies and not their safety. >> chicago's mayor, seeking to reassure nervous parents that "safe passage", the program to protect school kids from violence, will work, even in the uptown neighborhood where tensions are high after five people are hit in a brazen gun attack last night. >> there'll be police officers, workers from the fire department, streets and sanitation, the department of transportation, library, places of business that are also "safe passage" areas... >> like many parents, this

woman says she's nervous about the new school year, given the fact that last night's shooting in uptown happened on the "safe passage" route to welcoming school brennemann elementary. >> oh yeah, nothing little. a lot of worry. because in the daytime and evening, it doesn't matter what time you are crossing the street. >> the mayor, schools chief barbara byrd-bennett, and the police say that resources are being mobilized across city departments to ensure the safety of children. >> the most important thing is that "safe passage" is during the time that children come to school and leave school. >> it's very clearly gang- related. we're looking at a couple of different angles. we know who the players are as far as which groups are in conflict. we've been able to connect the dots on a couple of incidents that are happening across the city. it's all very preliminary at this point, but we do have leads on it. >> as for "safe passage", the stakes are high for the emanuel administration with just six days to go before the start of school. in uptown, julian

crews... wgn news. >> we want to hear from you: do you have confidence in the city's plan to protect students along safe passage routes? text yes or no to 97-999 or vote on line at wgntv.com/poll we'll have results after tom skilling's 7 day forecast >> bond set today at $900,000 for the teenager accused of shooting a 7-year-old west side boy. prosecutors say the 15- year-old opened fire on a passing car sunday night while riding his bike. the victim, tyvion jackson, was caught in the cross-fire but is now out of the hospital. the accused shooter was tracked down via gps; he was wearing an electronic monitor at the time of the shooting because of a juvenile drug case. >> if you have asthma or other respiratory problems, be careful outside. the illinois epa issued an "air pollution action day" through tomorrow. pollution levels are expected to reach the "orange" or "unhealthy for sensitive groups" category. this is the first action day issued for 2013. thanks to the

late summer and warm up, we are about to get more of some action. tom skilling's in the weather center tonight. >> and we may have the first 90 degree day in chicago in over a month. that is what is going to happen tomorrow, but a cold front will come through. it may bring us some much-needed rain. we have your rain the numbers coming up. then the wind blows off the lake and it will heat up over the weekend. a lot of weather, we are coming back with that. >> also coming up, lyme disease on the rise in lake county. so how can you reduce your risk of getting the disease besides just staying indoors? >> >> and following in dad's footsteps. a little girl born in a parking lot nearly 33 years to the day her father born under similar circumstances. we

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still fighting to be exonerated. a step forward today for johnnie lee savory. a peoria county judge has ruled dna in his case should be tested. savory served 30 years behind bars for a double murder but has always maintained his innocence. >> i can't get no justice. justice is gone. justice is a preventative measure to stop injustice from taking place. i can't get that. but i can get the truth. >> witnesses in the case have all recanted their stories. savory hopes dna found in the physical evidence will prove him innocent once and for all. >> 40 negligence lawsuits are now filed against northwestern memorial hospital and the northwestern medical faculty foundation which owned and maintained a sperm bank that malfuncitoned last year. sperm samples were destroyed that were kept in a cryogenic tank. the plaintiffs suffered serious illness or were undergoing medical treatment would likely render them infertile in the future. freezing their sperm was the only real hope they had for having biological children. the

suits claim northwestern should have known its equipoment failed. northwestern says it believes a number of samples may still be viable for use in in-vitro fertilization. >> like father, like daughter! a man was born in a parking in joliet in 1980. last week, his daughter was born in a parking lot, too! wgn's gaynor hall with this unlikely coincidence that now runs in the family. >> at the intersection of route 34 and orchard in oswego, the bp could stand for "birth place" for baby pavlik. >> i couldn't believe what was happening. >> it was in this gas station parking lot early saturday, in her grandmother's compact car, that hannah made her grand entrance into the world 10 days early. >> we got about ten minutes away from the house. it hurt, and then my water broke. and so my mom's like we gotta pull over. she just kept telling me don't push until the ambulance gets here. don't push. and i can't not!

>> erica pavlik says she couldn't help but think about the unsterile surroundings, and she kept praying everything would be ok because the baby was on its way. >> i said mom i think that's the head. she said... unhhh. then i said there's the body! so my moms the one who actually caught little hannah, and she said she's so slippery and just put her on my lap. we just waited and a couple minutes later, paramedics came and then frank was there. >> i'm just very blessed that they're both ok and it worked out the way it did. i didn't really think about it until we got to the hospital and got settled. just an amazing coincidence. unbelievable. >> unbelievable is right. hannah was too impatient to wait for the drive to the hospital. and almost exactly 33 years earlier, same headline. same family. >> where was daddy born? in a parking lot!

>> frank and his daughter... both parking lot babies. >> it was basically the same story. mom thought she knew what as going on, i was the third child and she thought she had time. called my dad from work and they went up to the hospital and i couldn't wait. they pulled up to the joliet mall parking lot and my dad delivered me. >> this sleeping beauty weighed in at 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and 20 inches long. after a night in the hospital, hannah came home to yorkville... on her dad's birthday. >> it's a wonderful story that everything turned out ok. she's happy and healthy. he's happy and healthy. it's not likely, but i'm glad it worked out. >> started a new family tradition, so to speak. >> gaynor hall, wgn news. >> still to come... armed with an ak-47 and several other weapons, a man barges into the office of a georgia elementary school. >> also, the united states

takes some preliminary action against egypt as unrest grows in the country. >> and in your medical watch, exploring a possible connection between copper and alzheimer's between copper anmarjorie...'s i can't stand you!

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the crime had run out. the newly elected mayor, tyrone ward, is promising justice for survivors who fell victim to incompetence. the new police chief also says the problems will be fixed. >> we will leave no stone unturned and we will make sure these cases are followed through. as far as the history, i can only... my heart goes out to the victims. i apologize on behalf of this police department, as well as the village of robbins. >> chief davis has already replaced the entire command staff. >> northwest indiana police want help tracking down a robbery suspect. the robbery took place around 3 a.m. on august 6th at a 7-eleven store on calumet avenue, in hammond. they're looking for the man you see here, described as six feet tall and weighing approximately 270 pounds. surveillance video shows the suspect carrying a black handgun, wearing a gray cut-off t-shirt, and white baseball cap. >> shots fired at a georgia elementary school.. but tragety avoided. it happened earlier

today at mcnair discovery learning academy in decatur, which is just about 15 minutes northeast of atlanta. police report the 19-year-old shooter fired six shots and aimed at officers as they approached the school. he is currently in custody and nobody was hurt. >> it came out for the best. thank god no one was hurt. no one. not even the suspect, he wasn't hurt. >> it is unclear whether the accused shooter had any connection with the school. >> the white house makes a significant move that could signal a shift in its relations with egypt. it has decided to temporarily withhold *some of the $1.5 billion in aid to egypt. the move follows the ouster of the democratically elected leader, mohammed morsi. officials say they'll continue to monitor the situation as events continue to unfold. >> this is not like a faucet. you cannot twist the dial on and

off. you cannot turn and hopper or colder. while that a broader package of assistance is under review, there are some smaller packages that are moving to work. >> in egypt, the supreme leader of the muslim brotherhood and one of his top deputies were arrested this morning. meanwhile, deposed egyptian president hosni mubarak could be freed from jail after a court reviews his case wednesday. >> still to come in your medical watch, a spike in lyme disease cases in one chicago area county. >> also, new evidence that teens are ignoring health warnings about tanning. >> and later, gaining a better understanding of how some children process information and why it can lead them to act out. >> here are tonight's winning lottery numbers...

>> in tonights medical watch, record cases of lyme disease are being reported in lake county, illinois. there are 20 cases so far this year. the previous record high was 19 two years ago. deer ticks spread lyme disease. removing the tick within 36 hours reduces the risk of getting lyme disease. there are different opinions on how they should be removed and you should check with your doctor. once removed, save the tick for identification, in case you do become ill, by putting it in a bag in your freezer. new research suggests a lifetime of too much copper in our diets may trigger alzheimer's. the latest study showed high levels of copper left the brain struggling to get rid of a protein thought to cause the dementia. copper is an essential part of our diet and is found in everything from drinking water to red meat. don't stay away from it yet. the mineral is important for the body's nervous system development, bone growth, and hormone secretion.

despite the risks of cancer, many teenage girls are still using tanning beds. nearly 30% of white high school girls in the united states use tanning beds, according to a new study. since 1992, rates of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, have risen 3% a year in white women ages 15 to 39. the dangers of tanning beds have led to increased restrictions in recent years. illinois is one of six states that have passed bans on underage tanning. >> we should get pretty close to 90 degrees tomorrow. but will the continued heat bring some much needed rain? tom skilling ♪

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>> did i tell you that today have felt like a great day?, funny you should bring that up >> funny you should bring that up. after we got off the air at 5:00, i had an email from this man. he is down in the grand cayman islands and he was watching the show. when he is down here and not up in chicago, he had to send us a picture of what he was looking at out of his front door. thank you for this picture. and look at this picture from kenosha. clouds

over lake michigan. we have this picture from mount st. helens. remember when this one erupted? this is what it looked like. during his trip, as he was running a marathon, was up in the 13,000 ft. level and sent us this shot of a thunderstorm forming in colorado. and finally, this picture ... look at that thunderstorm yesterday on the coast. one of many that has been hit in the southeast. this is an analysis of the smoke from the wild fires out in the western united states. the white area where the smoke is is being tracked by the satellites. they show us how the smoke is spreading out. some of this case is the result of high altitude wildfire smoke. what a beautiful

day it was. a little bit of buoyancy in the atmosphere. not many thunderstorms out of those clouds. it was too bad because this is the driest. since july 1st in 69 years in chicago. we need some more rain. we have had less than half the normal amount of rain so far. we are looking kind of burned out but there is good news tonight especially for tomorrow night and into thursday. the chance for thunderstorms have been raised which is also showing greater prospects. even one of those has grainfall running hot. this would be tomorrow night and during the day on thursday. as the cooler air comes in for the

next couple days, it would sit in this tropical air mass which had a '90s up in minnesota. while temperatures up here are hot, it was sixties in alaska and it's no today. they have lost about five hours of daylight because of the moving of sunset and the sun goes past at this time of year. the cooler air is already gaining strength. it has pushed the cool air down warm air down into our area. we have an air pollution actions day. here is the 90 degrees at o'hare airport. we'd go into the 80s again on thursday but during the latter part of the day, the wind turns northeast and here is the big picture showing tomorrow's 90 degrees. it is part of this thing of warm air coming off 90 degree

temperatures and nebraska and the dakotas. here is the cooler air that will settle in and take the '80s on thursday and push it out of here with a strong northeast wind flow. then the one to will rebuild and watch back in over the weekend. that may be hotter than what we are going to see tomorrow. tomorrow will be dominated by southwest winds are around this high- pressure, and here is the front that settles south tomorrow night. i am going to show you the rain that are going to blow up by thursday morning. even by midday thursday, there could be some showers and storms. then a wind will begin to blow and will push the showers south of here. but we could use the rain. we are going to talk more about the returning heat and 90 degree warmth later in the weekend and much of next week later in the broadcast. tonight, warm with moderate humidity which is keeping this from being take

very torrid, oppresses spell of warm. low temperatures are down to 68 degrees. the humidity level is in the low and mid '60s. tomorrow, we could see a 70 degree dew point by the high temperature of 90 degrees. a slight chance of a late day thunderstorm but a better chance of thunderstorms tomorrow night. but temperatures down to 72 degrees and those showers and thunderstorms into thursday morning. there will move out in the afternoon. we will have 82 degrees during the day and fall back to 70's. then it will be gorgeous on friday and saturday but it will start to get caught by sunday.hot by sunday. >> the science behind the tantrum. next, gaining a better understanding of what's going on in a child's mind. >> and later, why crews are working to track turtles

currently living in cook currently living in cook county.

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that may offer a new way for you to connect with your child. >> you've heard of autism, you've heard of asperger's, but there is another problem involving the brain that is a bit more mysterious. it's the problem of the brain processing information, whether that's through hearing, seeing, touching, or finding the right words to use. there are parts of life we all take for granted. but for children with processing issues, information gets lost in translation and it can be extremely frustrating, often leading to explosive tantrums. it leaves parents feeling hopeless. as a little girl, karen berstein struggled with speech. not shaping words or hearing them, but understanding them. >> i was always tantruming, and i remember being frustrated when people would talk. i would have given anything for someone to have figured it out and not made me struggle so hard all through school and all through college. >> in those days, no one knew karen had auditory processing issues until she diagnosed it herself. she is now a speech

pathologist in highland park, and she understands what these kids are going through. >> they have to translate it and it gets lost in translation for them. it's very confusing and very frustrating. and then what are we going to put on top? >> a house. >> a house, put the house on top. >> it's estimated that one in ten children have some kind of processing issue. specialists like julie kahn can assess the problem and teach new skills, not just for the children, but for the adults. >> the source of the behavior is because of worry or fear. doing a time-out is not addressing the behavior, or what's behind the behavior. and i love catching a child when they're doing something right. i find that to be so much more effective than correcting afterwards. >> the conventional wisdom of rewards and punishments may work for some kids, but kids with processing issues often need a different technique. "the explosive child" is a popular parenting guide written

by dr. ross greene of the harvard medical school. he says regardless of whether there is a diagnosis, managing explosives tempers requires the same approach, and that involved assessing what is leading to your child's frustration. brushing teeth, getting dressed, transitioning from one activity to another... too often parents take the "i'm the boss" approach. greene says the problem is most of these children have a flexibility problem and it doesn't help when parents can't be flexible. >> when we assume we know what a kid is really up to and when we assume we really know what's getting is a kids way, we often go astray and bring the kid along with us right over the cliff. >> in the heat of the moment is no time to try and resolve a meltdown. >> in many ways, the kid is saying to us i'm not exactly who you thought i was. i can't do what you thought i could do. this is still a wonderful kid, but sometimes the parents have to let go a little bit of what we had envisioned and we have

to let go of a part of our agenda, at least in the beginning, because this kid is making it clear to us that i can't meet your agenda. this kid might not end up being who you dreamed of. it can still be a wonderful relationship. >> so what can you do? avoid the heat of the moment... talk about problem situations before they happen. empathy... gather information and let them know that you understand. collaboration... invite your children to help come up with solutions. for kids with processing issues, early intervention is important. >> the therapy actually fills in those holes, and teaches all those areas to get them back up to par. >> for those children who have trouble understanding the grey areas of life, flexibility and teamwork can help avoid those tantrums that can weigh heavily on an entire family. larry potash, wgn news. >> for more information on processing disosorders, go to our website wgntv.com

>> tracking the turtles of cook county. next, why crews are meticulously finding as many as they can. >> and later in sports, the bears get a post-practice pep talk from mike ditka. >> you're watching chicago's >> you're watching chicago's very own wgn news at nine. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller? your word is...cow. cow. cow. c...o...w... ...e...i...e...i...o. [buzzer] dangnabbit. geico.

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the next 44 years we'll be fine. >> you're watching chicago's very own wgn news at nine. >> uncovering the secret lives of turtles in cook county. every year, forest preserve wildlife biologists trudge through wetlands to find all kinds of turtles, and perform quick and safe tests on them. wgn crews recently followed the biologists through busse woods in elk grove village as they checked six traps that were baited with fish. they found snappers and a painted turtle. they examined the turtles for bacteria, and possible pathogens... disease carriers. >> it is all interconnected and related. not just the animals and purples, but the the agitation and habitat. it all needs to be closely monitored. >> the biologists say since turtles live so long, they can learn a lot about the environment and help discover new diseases that can pass on to humans.

>> let's take a look at the otherweather. >> we have a jump in temperatures tomorrow and then a cool down and possibly some much-needed rain. a big warm-up comes on the weekend into next week. here are the current temperatures and it is one across the country. the cool air has returned to the north where it should be so that pattern is back to normal. 90 degrees in denver and 89 degrees in chicago. a lot of hype degrees out there. it is still 82 degrees at midway airport, cooler as you get away from the urban heat island. the wind is letting up as well. they have been blowing briskly from the southwest and will pick up tomorrow. the dew point could be going up towards 70 tomorrow.

that will fuel a few thunderstorms tomorrow night. bad news on the hay fever front. but mold and we'd count is high. ed count is high. the rain keeps pouring into the southeast. there is a disproportionate amount of rain falling. pensacola has had over 40 in. of rain. these are some of the rains that fell overnight up here, not a lot. there is a sign that the ring of fire pattern may start to get going after this week of heat and this could bode well in the moister department. we could get rain that we might see as forms of thunderstorms. before that are live, much of the day tomorrow will be a hot summer day of around 90 degrees. moderate to high humidity and thunderstorms isolated in the afternoon. they

will ease up in the afternoon when the wind turns northeastern and the canadian high drops the committee. the temperatures are nice and warm friday and saturday. by sunday, we could be back into the '90s. it is conceivable that the that stage of what will be warmer than what we see coming tomorrow. >> noted author of crime stories elmore leonard has died. leonard had an ear for gritty, realistic dialogue that brought dozens of hard-bitten crooks, cops, and cowboys to life in nearly 50 novels. he wrote westerns at first, then many crime and suspense books like "get shorty", "out of sight", and "bandits." more than 25 of his works were made into movies or tv programs. elmore leonard was 87. he suffered a stroke a few weeks ago. >> changes coming again at wgn radio in a shake-up expected to get the station back to its roots. steve cochran and "kathy and judy" are returning to the airwaves starting next month.

johnathan brandmeier is being shifted to a new virtual fm station, wgnfm.com, while the tribune company, which owns the station, shops around to buy an fm station in the next year. bob sirott is leaving channel 32 next month and will host a weekday radio show with his wife marianne murciano, and garry meier is going to get a co-host. president and general manager of wgn jimmy de castro said the changes are honoring the tradition and expectations of the longtime station. >> coming up, jay cutler hopes to spread the wealth with some extended playing time friday night in oakland. >> and after hitting five homers last night, the cubs try and keep the long ones coming again tonight. dave eanet is next with sports. you know throughout history,

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we cannot wait. >> some encouraging news for the bears as they get ready for preseason game number 3. there are signs that a couple key players who are injured are getting better: defensive tackle henry melton and wide receiver earl bennett were both on the sidelines at practice. and while they didn't take part, their presence indicates they're making progress recovering from concussions. another rare sight at practice... mike ditka visiting halas hall, at the invitation of coach marc trestman. he got a look at the newly-renovated facilities and had a chance to address the team afterwards. ditka, a living, breathing symbol of the history of the franchise... urging the current players to band together as teammates and play the game with respect. >> he has an open invitation to come by any time he likes. we are glad that he did and got to see the facility and see the people that work here. he gives a chance to peek around the players as well. >> i get the best of that every

day. he has been here for a long time. he probably misses us as well. >> perhaps a *slight exaggeration. and jay cutler thinks something *else has been exaggerated... the focus on receiver brandon marshall so far in the preseason and this interception early in thursday's win over the chargers. cutler says don't jump to conclusions, the bears *will spread it around. >> we are hitting the panic button after two preseason games. we are just starting to play. we have a lot of runs and we are going to spread it around. we will not just be giving the ball to matt. some of these work and some of these need to be checked out. >> the white sox had some payback in mind as they opened a series tonight at kansas city.

they've struggled at kaufmann stadium in recent years, and the royals swept the sox in chicago last month. but the sox took a three-game winning streak into this game and it took no time at all to jump out. second batter of the game, gordon beckham, with the deep drive to left. his 4th homerun of the year. and just like that, the sox were up 1-0. john danks did most of the heavy lifting. here's one of his two strikeouts, but eight scoreless innings for danks. he got his first win since july 2nd. addison reed a scoreless ninth. sox win 2-0. >> to those who applauded boston's ryan dempster hitting alex rodriguez with a pitch sunday nigh, they would see it as "no good deed goes unpunished." dempster was suspended five games and fined by major league baseball. dempster will *not appeal and has begun serving his suspension, even as a-rod conitnues to play while appealing *his 211-game p.e.d suspension. >> one night after that 11-run outburst, runs were hard to come by under a full moon at wrigley

field. but the cubs got one here. fourth inning, brian bogusevic, just off the disabled list, connects for his first homer as a cub, and the cubs and nationals are tied at 1. still tied in the 6th, a man on third for washington... a grounder deep in the hole. starlin castro throws to second as the lead run scores and jayson werth tumbles over the bag. he's out, but the run scores. washington led 2-1. chicago sky rookie elena delle donne had her own cheering section tonight in washington. she was back after missing a couple games with a foot injury. big play in the 4th, as her shot is blocked but she stays with it and gets the putback. delle donne scored 2. the sky wins 79-73. they can clinch their first-ever playoff berth with a win at home friday over new york. finally, check out former bulls guard nate robinson displaying his ball-handling skills. trouble is... the display occurs in an airport concourse. nate, now with the denver nuggets, appears to be challenging fellow travellers to try and defend him. but only one

gives it a half-hearted try. >> she was ready to take him. >> to questions. the tressman/cutler marriage. how is it going? >> it is too soon to jump to conclusions. he is going to play more this week against oakland and then he probably will not play in the final game. >> second question, how are the wild cats looking? >> i think it is going to be a great season. >> great answer. >> that's the news for this tuesday night. i'm lourdes duarte. >> i'm mark suppelsa. updates on wgntv.com for all of us here, have a good for all of us here, have a good nigh[ mixer whirring ]

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